Right phrenic stimulation due to defibrillator implantation: a rare cause

Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2012 Apr;105(4):256-7. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.04.012. Epub 2011 Nov 6.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
  • Diaphragm / innervation*
  • Electric Countershock / adverse effects*
  • Electric Countershock / instrumentation
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Phrenic Nerve / diagnostic imaging
  • Phrenic Nerve / physiopathology*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Radiography